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Pulaski County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pulaski County is 189.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 94 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (28), Rail grade crossing (25), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 37.2017, -89.1518.

How this county ranks in Illinois

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Pulaski County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	110.6	51.8	2.14xSignificant	79.4 to 152	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.4	30.2	1.93xSignificant	37.5 to 89.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	189.9	143.2	1.33xSignificant	149.1 to 240.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	554.3	453.4	1.22xSignificant	477.1 to 641.5	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Pulaski County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,462.6	9,842.6	+27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.6	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	130.5	96.9	+35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde21.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.06 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

94 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge28
Rail grade crossing25
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Mounds Production Company, Llc, Mounds
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055366143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Mounds Production Company, Llc, Mounds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055366143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Shawnee Stone, Llc-Ullin, Ullin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063922224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Environmental Remediation And Recovery Inc, Mounds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070815486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mounds Production Co Llc, Mounds
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010018621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mounds Stp, City Of, Mounds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009726243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mounds Production Co Llc, Mounds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010018621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Perks Stp, County Of Pulaski, Perks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022548509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Martin Brothers Containers, Karnak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743296 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Olmsted Stp, Village Of, Olmsted
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009726289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Karnak Stp, Village Of, Karnak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039973044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ullin Stp, Village Of, Ullin
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0070114: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Mound City Stp, City Of, Mound City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mound City Stp, City Of, Mound City
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0041891: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Ullin Stp, Village Of, Ullin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009983198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pulaski Stp, Village Of, Pulaski
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009983526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1311177801 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
New Grand Chain Stp, Village Of, New Grand Chain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010024561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Village Of Karnak, Karnak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006768578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
William Britton, Villa Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054124773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Village Of Ullin, Ullin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055488262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Mounds, Mounds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056405830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Ullin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059796662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pulaski Solar Llc, South Of Karnak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cache River Side-Cast Dredging In The Cache River State Natural Area, Karnak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071878207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Pulaski County

Illinois state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Pulaski County, and their findings.
Illinois vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Illinois health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Illinois environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Illinois drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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